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 The Union Health Ministry on Monday said that the Co-WIN app on Play Store is meant only for the administrators to use, adding that beneficiaries will have to register and book appointments for Covid-19 vaccination through the portal cowin.gov.in.

The clarification was by the Health Ministry comes amid reported glitches in registrations as vaccination drive for senior citizens and those aged 45 and above with comorbidities kickstarted today.

"Registration and booking for appointment for #COVID19 vaccination is to be done through #CoWIN Portal: www.cowin.gov.in. There is NO #CoWIN App for beneficiary registration.The App on Play Store is for administrators only," the ministry tweeted.

The government had announced last week that all those above 60 years of age and those over 45 years with comorbidities will be able to get themselves vaccinated against Covid-19 from March 1 for free at government facilities and for a charge at many private hospitals.

Citizens can register and book an appointment for vaccination, anytime and anywhere, using the Co-WIN 2.0 portal www.cowin.gov.in or through other IT applications such as Aarogya Setu. There is also a walk-in provision for the beneficiaries to get themselves registered at the nearby session site to get vaccinated, it said.

The eligible beneficiaries can choose the centre of their choice and book an appointment based on the slots available.

All citizens who are aged or will attain the age of 60 or more as on January 1, 2022, are eligible to register, in addition to all such citizens that are aged or will attain the age of 45 to 59 years as on January 1, 2022, and have any of the specified 20 comorbidities.

How you can register

Citizens can register at the Co-WIN portal through their mobile number, said the ministry as it also released a user manual to handhold the citizens to register and schedule an appointment for vaccination, according to a guidance document issued by ministry.

A one-time password (OTP) verification will be done prior to registration to ensure veracity of the mobile number and after registration, an account will be created on Co-WIN for the person.

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